A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters: With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday. This event [...]
Walking for MHA, a personal story
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Giving Back, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Tags: Brandywine Park·depression·E-Racing the Blues·exercide and depression·improving mood·Jim·Mental Health Association·mental illness·physical activities·Rosie·suicide·Team Giggle On·Yoga
Survivor Q & A: Erica Volkman
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Giving Back, Suicide Awareness
Moving Through Grief and back into the Giggle Earlier this year I posted some questions to my fellow survivors of suicide in an effort to better understand the grieving process and to gain tips and insight about moving through grief and hopefully, back into the Giggle. No one dodges loss in life completely but we [...]
Tags: Anthony Duffie·be positive·dealing with loss·Erica Volkman·grieving·Guilt·healing after loss·mental illness·suicide·Supporting Kidds·survivor of suicide·thrivers
Is it Depression or lost Mojo?
July 28th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Depression or lost mojo? Last week my friend Lissa was inspired to write a post called The Difference Between Depression & Losing Your Mojo because a friend of hers recently lost her ex-husband to suicide. The suicide topic hits close to home for me and I’ve been following the post and comments closely. It’s ok, [...]
Tags: asking for help·depression·Giggle On philosophy·Lissa Rankin·mojo·owning pink·pink·suicide·suicide prevention·symptoms of depression·treating depression
Survivor Q & A: Kelli Karlton
June 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Suicide Awareness
Welcome to Part 3 of my Q & A series with people who lost loved ones to suicide. Aside from providing survivors of suicide a place to share their feelings freely, I also hope to provide tips and insight for other survivors about moving through the grieving process and hopefully, back into the Giggle. My [...]
Tags: coping with loss·crying·Kelli Karlton·Larry the Cable Guy·laughing·Laughter·suicide·Support Group for Survivors of Suicide Loss·survivor of suicide·Tampon 500·thriving
Positive response to newspaper article – thank you!
March 30th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Thank You to my friends, family and Giggle On! supporters from all over the globe who called, emailed and text-ed messages of support in response to the article, In a friend’s suicide, purpose is found, published yesterday, March 29, 2009, in the Sunday Life section of Delaware’s News Journal. To read the article, click my [...]
Tags: Carol Arnott·Christa Scalies·depression·Giggle On!·News Journal·putting it out there·suicide·Victor Greto·WHYY TV


